Raleigh Convention Center receives 2025 Venue Excellence Award
August 7, 2025
The Raleigh Convention Center has been selected for the 2025 Venue Excellence Award from the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM).
Tag Archives: North Carolina
Raleigh’s Kerry Painter to receive IAVM Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award
July 11, 2025
Kerry Painter, CVE, CMP, CEM, and executive director of the Raleigh Convention and Performing Arts Complex, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Convention Center Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM).
Greensboro CVB CEO Henri Fourrier steps down after 30 years of service
June 16, 2025
Henri Fourrier, president and CEO of Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB), has retired after three decades of leadership. The organization celebrated his retirement at a send-off party June 10 at Piedmont Hall, which included a number of city and county leaders, tourism partners, family, friends, and current and former CVB staff.
Greensboro/Guilford County
June 3, 2025
The 32-acre Greenville Convention Center campus has more than 91,000 square feet of flexible event space, including a newly renovated 57,000-square-foot convention center and 36 breakout rooms.
Cabarrus County
June 3, 2025
Since the 19th century, Asheville has attracted generations of creators and makers to this beautiful corner of the Tar Heel State.Cherokee/Cherokee County
June 3, 2025
Since the 19th century, Asheville has attracted generations of creators and makers to this beautiful corner of the Tar Heel State.New Bern/Craven County
June 3, 2025
Maxwell Regional Agricultural and Convention Center features 26,445 square feet of indoor event space, including classrooms and a 14,500-square-foot main assembly hall with a capacity of 800 for banquets, 1,500-plus theater style, and 70 exhibitor booths. Outdoors, the convention center features a 9,500-square-foot courtyard.Fayetteville/Cumberland County
June 3, 2025
Anchored by Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), the world’s largest U.S. Army base, Fayetteville and surrounding Cumberland County provide event planners with a rich diversity and one-of-a-kind offerings.Charlotte
June 3, 2025
The 600,000-square-foot Charlotte Convention Center, which completed a $126.9 million expansion in 2021, contains 280,000 square feet of exhibit-hall space divisible into four halls.Chapel Hill/Orange County
June 3, 2025
“There is no one way to experience Orange County, N.C.,” notes Marlene Barbera, director of sales for Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau.
